5 reasons the i3 window manager makes Linux better
Ricardo Gerardi (Red Hat)
I3 is a tiling window manager. Window managers are often used as part a full-featured desktop environment (such as GNOME or Xfce), but some can also be used as standalone applications. In i3, you can define shortcuts for everything. Here are some examples: Open terminal Open browser Change layouts Resize windows Control music player Switch workspaces Now that I am used to this workflow, I can’t see myself going back to a regular desktop environment. If you get into the habit of always assigning applications/groups of windows to the same workspace, you can quickly switch between them, which makes workspaces a very useful feature.
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